Rear bench seat safety belts.

['91 Defender]

Does anybody know if these are required by law? I'm fitting a bench seat down one side of my utility 90. I'm pretty sure they are, but i thought i heard some sort of excemption to this somewhere?

 

[Karlos28]

If inward facing you don't need them. If you want them you are only allowed to fit lap belts, 3points on inward seats are illegal.

 

['91 Defender]

Ahh cool, cheers It rarely carrys passengers, but as my only car, being a two seater limits things a bit!

 

[philvy]

tip:
dont fit lap belts

nice hip injuries (twist... shoulders try to face forward, hip cant. ouch)

 

[Station House]

and no young children in side facing seats - seatbelts or no seatbelts

Also strictly speaking you need to tell your insurers

 

[dave18]

and no young children in side facing seats - seatbelts or no seatbelts

Also strictly speaking you need to tell your insurers

Even if its more than say a 3 seater and say a 90 body ????

 

[Karlos28]

It comes up as a station wagon with mine I think anyway. And nowhere on any documentation for the landy does it say about the number of seats.. But I agree, the thought of what could happen if someone had a belt on is not nice at all..

 

[philvy]

Even if its more than say a 3 seater and say a 90 body ????

You mean reg children or insurance?

reg children:
no children in side facing seats, unless driving dead slow with no other cars in a 10-mile radius!
20-40kg cannon balls hurt the back of the drivers head!

 

[landy90will]

if you were hit from the side with a lap strap, ive been told that the bottom of your spine would detach from your pelvis, i still have them though..

 

['91 Defender]

Was going to tell the insurers about it, although its registered as a 3 seater, i don't want to get bollocked for it having 4 people in!

 

[andy mcd]

I have a folding seat in the rear of my 90 with lap baelt it never gets used told the insurance company and it only costs me £20 a year extra